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Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JuBqQmab_Y Mark and Rob are back with another episode! The guys talk about recent gaming, news, and then tackle board game cruises and the strangeness of the Gamefound Awards. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Spooktacular, Thunder Road: Ignition, Shadow Hunters, The King’s Dilemma and Dice Throne: Vanguard. Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:47 What We Played 23:40 News And Announcements 34:30 Dice Tower Cruise to Alaska 1:15:30 Gamefound Awards 1:38:49 McDonalds Tangent 1:42:20 Crowdfunding Damage

Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRJpbbcZmvk Mark and Rob are back discussing news, recent gaming, and then go on to talk about burning out from gaming. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: 20 Strong: Nemesis, Camel Up (Second Edition), Night at the Zoo, Drillers and Bordeaux. Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:00 What we played 25:00 Industry News 34:05 Gaming Fatigue 51:50 Is Gaming to Mainstream? 1:08:10 Crowdfunding Corner

Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDhpinur5ns Mark and Rob discuss the news, recent gaming, and how games have evolved over the years. Games discussed in this episode include: Star Trek: Space Hunt and King of Tokyo Godzilla.

Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztNLqTyvey0 Rob and Mark discuss the news, some recent games that they played and then discuss how they have been pleasantly surprised with IP games lately. Games discussed in this episode include: Mountain Goats: Legacy, The Game Makers, Kingdom Crossing, Luthier, Planet Unknown and Space Base.

Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhftLbLy9hc Mark and Rob discuss the news, recent gaming, and some of the surprise hidden costs of a crowdfunding campaign. Enjoy! Games discussed in this episode include: Star Trek Chrono-Trek, Star Trek: Captain’s Chair – To Boldly Go, Jump Masters!, Night at the Zoo, Ostia, Shadow Hunters, Mountain Goats: Legacy, Dragons of Etchinstone and Camel Up (Second Edition). Chapters 00:00 Intro 04:10 What We Played 42:00 News 48:40 Is Crowdfunding to Costly? 1:24:50 Crowdfunding Corner

Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUxdoMB7TMQ Rob and Mark talk about recent news, recent gaming, and have the Gen Con 2026 debrief. Games discussed in this episode include: Pandemic Legacy: Season 2, Sniper Elite: The Board Game, Cover Your Assets, Zombicide: White Death – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Timecrash, Mountain Goats: Legacy, Architects of the West Kingdom, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Magical Athlete, Escape: The Curse of the Temple and Terraforming Mars. Chapters 00:00 Intro 04:20 What We Played 24:55 Industry News 38:28 Rob's GenCon Experiance 1:32:10 Crowdfunding Corner

Mark and Rob hit the mics discussing recent gaming, some news, the SDJ award winners for 2026, and the releases that they’re anticipating for Gen Con 2026. Games discussed in this episode include: Panda Royale, The Game Makers, Champions of Midgard, Container, Captain Sonar, Mechs vs. Minions, Oak, Wondrous Creatures, Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico – The Card Game and Space Hulk: Death Angel – The Card Game.

Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcPAyrBh4x0 Mark and Rob are back with another game filled episode. We start off with what we have been playing lately, dive into some news, then Mark gets a little heated over some Express Crowdfunding insanity. Enjoy. Games discussed in this episode include: My Father’s Work, Skull, Wondrous Creatures, Gloom in Space, Panda Royale, Zombicide: White Death – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Timecrash, The Game Makers and Space Hulk: Death Angel – The Card Game.

Mark and Rob are back talking about recent gaming, news, Origins Awards, and dive in on deluxifying games. Games discussed in this episode include: Space Hulk: Death Angel – The Card Game, Zombicide (2nd Edition): Washington Z.C., Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala and Wyrmspan.

Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMP1BvX8gSw Mark and Rob talk about the recent games that they’ve played, go over some newsworthy items from the past two weeks, and do a deep dive discussion on game expansions. Games discussed in this episode include: Zombicide (2nd Edition): Washington Z.C., The Great Wall, Azul, Car Wars: The Card Game, Shadowrun: Crossfire, Blood on the Clocktower, Awkward Guests: The Walton Case, Star Trek: Ascendancy, Kemet: Blood and Sand, Star Trek: Away Missions – Battle of Wolf 359: Core Set and Bunny Kingdom Town.

Rob and Mark discuss the news, the SDJ2026 nominees, and TBLCON2026. Games discussed in this episode include: Dungeons, Dice & Danger, Spooktacular, Spite 'N' Malice, Zombicide (2nd Edition): Washington Z.C., The Witcher: Old World, The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition, Concordia, Elder Sign, Castaways, Escape: The Curse of the Temple, Jambo, Targi, Fleet, Dark Pact,

Mark and Rob discuss recent gaming, the news, and then go over the Golden Geek award winners. Games discussed in this episode include: Dark Pact, King of New York, Forest Shuffle, Shadows over Camelot, Zombicide (2nd Edition): Washington Z.C. and XCOM: The Board Game.

Mark and Rob discuss news, recent gaming, and then go into a discussion on what games to play when introducing people to the tabletop gaming hobby in 2026. Games discussed in this episode include: The Witcher: Old World, Zombicide: 2nd Edition, Excalibur, Istanbul and Cities.

Mark and Rob talk about the games they played in the past two weeks, cover the recent news, and then go into a discussion on reprints and reboots of various games. Games discussed in this episode include: Cartographers, Tricky Traders, Labyrinth: Chronicles, Concordia, Pandemic Legacy: Season 2, Aggravation, Puerto Rico 1897: Special Edition, Phantom Ink,

Mark and Rob discuss recent gaming, the news, and do a deep dive on winning in games. Games discussed in this episode include: Rack-O, Flip 7: With A Vengeance, Blood on the Clocktower, Shadow Hunters, Apiary, The Mandalorian: Adventures – Clan of Two Expansion, The Mandalorian: Adventures, Tatsumi, Alibis, L.L.A.M.A. and Labyrinth: Chronicles.